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04 August 2011

Mabul Island~ Combination of Heaven & Hell~~@ 27-30 July 2011~

After 1 year booking and planning, finally we have started our journey to Mabul Island~ We took flight to Tawau, by a mini van, we proceed to Semporna from Tawau Airport (around 90km, 1.5 hours). Impressively, the van can fit in 11 Adults and 2 Children~

This driver very funny also, keep looking for petrol station and he drives into 2 petrol station and both are sold out~~ =.=
Have a look for the petrol station in rural area~

??!! I saw this in Semporna petrol station~~

Petrol purchase more than RM1000++ =.=

After taking lunch, we contacted Uncle Yong and our journey has started~

It takes around 60 mins speed boat from Semporna Jetty. Surrounding the islands are Kapalai and Sipadan Island. There are plenty of Resorts and Homestay Houses~ Our fate is here, Summer Friends Homestay~

Beside me is the Uncle Yong's daughter, Lisa Yong~ Luckily, we have a young and dynamic guide throughout this 4 days 3 nights as it seldom can see youngster in this industry (most youngster will travel and work in downtown~)

Outlook of the Homestay (Feel like staying in Kukup~~)

Omg, I met him! Anyone seen him before? Looks familiar in TV program~ He is one of the crew in the homestay~

There are some native staying there, Bajau Laut and Suluk Muslims.

There are SO MANY children running here and there~

Their building is Atap style~

Sidai baju bawah rumah??

A very native settlement

I found that 1 of the common entertainment for the children here are Flying Kite~ From morning until everning, definitely can see many kites are fluttering in the air~~

1 of the favorite activity here, 'Chicken Fight', according to Lisa, the locals use to rear and train the rooster~See the photo series below:

1 interesting thing i did it, I TOUCHED a Jelly Fish! Unbelievable~ They said it is not poisonous~ and other oceanic life~

Star fish

Sea urchin

clip 45 (to be uploaded soon)

While we are staying there, we are shock while Lisa told us something, the homestay house has no drawing/ method statement/ SOP and what ever~~ @.@
Nevertheless, mostly are with applied with proper way and get approval from ketua kampung.

We stayed for 3 nights~ There are snorkeling trips everyday~~ really enjoy~ :>

I am sad, that since this were two new kidnappings of three persons in this region. I heard also good about Perhentian - but it's too far for me: my time is only short, so I try to be only in Sabah. I visit in January Pulau Mantanani - a very nice island: but snorkeling is only possible with a boat, not from the beach.

I was a third time in Sabah last April - but all my friends warned me, not to go to the Semporna islands: so I never visited my island dreams. I was with friends for dinner in a seafood restaurant in Sandakan: only 200 m from that place was the kidnapping of two persons some weeks later in another restaurant at the same daytime.